Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has suggested that the superb performance of Curtis Jones against Chelsea yesterday might have convinced the club that they don’t need to go out and sign a new midfielder like Martin Zubimendi.
Jones started over Alexis Mac Allister in the Liverpool midfield, in what some might have seen as a bit of a brave call by Reds manager Arne Slot, but the 23-year-old did brilliantly as he put in a strong all-round display in midfield and ended up scoring the winning goal against the Blues.
Liverpool ended up winning 2-1 thanks to Jones’ strike in the second half, while he also had a key role in keeping Chelsea playmaker Cole Palmer quiet throughout the game.
LFC have a lot of depth in midfield, and Carragher now expects the presence of Jones means there’s no need for the Merseyside giants to go and spend big money on a new signing in that area of the pitch, naming previous target Zubimendi as someone who may no longer be seen as being as much of an urgent priority.
“I keep thinking in the back of my head, ‘Will Arne Slot go back in for Zubimendi in January?’, and when you see performances like that you’re thinking: ‘No’,” Carragher said, as quoted by the Metro.
“Over the last few weeks I’ve thought maybe Liverpool could still do with a midfielder but when you’ve got someone like Curtis Jones and you’ve got those three battling for those positions, that’s great quality.”
Jones has come up through Liverpool’s academy, and though it’s taken him some time to really establish himself as a first-team regular, he’s got a decent amount of experience under his belt now, and seems to be improving all the time.
Liverpool fans will be delighted to see another homegrown talent coming through after the immense success of Trent Alexander-Arnold in the last few years.
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